Loud Tracklist
Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, released on November 12, 2010. The album was recorded between February and August 2010, during the singer’s “Last Girl on Earth Tour” and the filming of her first feature film, Battleship.
Loud features up-tempo and pop genres, ranging from R&B and rock to dance-pop, electro, and reggae. It also marks her return to dancehall; a genre prominent on Rihanna’s first two albums.
“Loud” Q&A
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Translations
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Why did Rihanna name the album "Loud"?
Because I feel like it was a really fun, expressive album, and loud was the perfect word to symbolize that. It’s aggressive at times, but in a really fun way-just the overall energy of it. Even the energy when we were making the album was really expressive and rebellious, but fun. We had fun the whole time. And you hear it when you listen to the songs. They feel really good.
–via InterviewMagazine (2010)
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Did the album win any Grammy awards?
No, however, Loud was nominated for “Album of the Year” and “Best Pop Vocal Album.” It remains Rihanna’s only “Album of the Year” nomination. The album’s second single “What’s My Name?” received a nomination for “Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.”
